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South River

borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Middlesex
Incorporated: February 28, 1898
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Peter Guindi ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
Administrator: Arthur Londensky
Municipal clerk: Alyssa Guglietti
Total: 2.94 sq mi (7.61 km )
Land: 2.78 sq mi (7.21 km )
Water: 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km ) 5.27%
Rank: 336th of 564 in state, 17th of 25 in county
Elevation: 23 ft (7.0 m)
Estimate 2024: 16,392
Density: 5,787.4/sq mi (2,234.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )

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South River is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,118, an increase of 110 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 16,008, which in turn reflected an increase of 686 (+4.5%) from the 15,322 counted in the 2000 census.

What is now South River was originally formed as the town of Washington within East Brunswick Township on February 23, 1870. South River was incorporated as an independent borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1898, replacing Washington town. It was named after the Raritan River's South River tributary, which marks the borough's eastern and northeastern boundary.